Fastener for tying elements



March 2, 1 948 v A. A. OHLER 2,436,935

FASTENER FOR TYJ ING ELEMENTS Filed Sept. 7, 1945 NVENTOR ATTORN 5,

Patented Mar. 2, 1 948 $436,935 1 :msrrsearon TYmGELEME .Albertit flhler, Detroit, Mich. .Appliodtion'September 7, 1945,'ser1a -No.e14;ess

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The present invention relates to improvements in fasteners and tying "elements for binding packages'and' the "like, and has reference more particularly to a fastener therefor.

Theprimary object of theinvention is 't'o--1n7c vide a fastener for package binding tying gelementsandthe like which-maybe easilymanlpulated'by'the use of'on'ejhandwhileithe package is "heldinthe other. hand,vtherebyeliminating' the necessity-of placingzthe package .upon a support or'the like 'WhileLbinding the package with the tying e em nt.-

Another "obj ct. oi the inv nti n is t p vide a t ner for tyin elements and.:paokase b nders wh ch s so hapedand c nstructed asto pe mit theiwinding of thejf'ree end 0! said tying element about the underside of said fastener to therebyinsure a ti ht and wfirm anchorage for said :iree end of the tying element and to prev vent the sameifrom becoming loose or/displaced iromithepackage about which saiditying element is wound.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastenerwhich is easy to manipulate during .the t n neand tying ef..p okag s with eordityi e elements and to provide a fastener which is impl in construction-and operati n and is easy to remove after beingplaced in binding relation with a packa e. or thelike.

Another object is to provide .a iastener .ior

tying cords and package binders which is so con-- structed as to wobblefromside to side 'when'the free end oirthe tying element .o1\coi'd.is being looped or wound about the endseoithetying element or cordwhich are connecjtedto the fastener, th s enabling the thing oelemo ti r c rd, to be qu ok ywandasilyplaced about a zpa kageior the like and securely fastened in place to bind the packagesin a tight-and compact position.

Another object :is to provide a "fastener clement for tying elements and cards :whichwill enable certain portions of the :tying element'or cord to be irictionallyigripped'one withthe-other bywin'ding the free end of the tying-1elementor cord several times "beneath the *body portion of the fasetener in looping 'en agement'with "the tying cord portions connectiong "the ifastener.

Other objects and advantages of the invention willhecome apparent during the course of the following description of theoaccompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure .1 is a perspective View: showing an embodiment of the invention and illustrating the fastener and, tyine eorclrin pesitien upone peckage nf envelopes or the like for the purpose of binding the envelopes together;

v "Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the fastening element showing the tying cord removed for the purpose of illustrating various mentand indicatingthe direction for moving the free endof the tying element when binding a package or stack-of letters orthelike;

Figure-Bis a top planview similar to Figure 4 with the tying cord-partly broken away and further showing'the manner in which the free end of the tying cord is moved so as to be passed beneath the "hooked portion of the fastening element;

Figure 6*is-a top'plan view similar to Figure 5 with the tying cord partly broken away and showing the free end of the tying cord as being passed about the point of attachment of the other endof the tying cord;

:Figure 7 is a top plan view similar to Figure 6 with :the' tying cord partly broken away and showing the'final position of the free end of the tying element -or cord after the same has again beenlooped under the sliding end of the tying element; and

'Figure 8 is a sideelevational view of the fasteningelement illustrating the tying cord in position and the manner in which the'same has its freoend looped one or more time to frictionally hold-the binding or 'tyingcord'in position;

Figure 9 is a top';plan view of amodified form of the invention with the tying cord "partly broken away and showing a package fastener element'which is pointed at each end-thereof on oppositesides of the center line'of said fastener to facilitate easy manipulation of the" fastener;

and

1 Figure 10 isa side elevational view of the modigeneral be employed to indicate :a package of messes letters or the like (Figure 1) to be bound together or packaged by a cord or tying element 8.

In order to provide means for fastening the ends of the tying element 6, a fastener is provided and is generally indicated by the reference character 1. The fastening comprises an elongated body portion or plate 8 formed of a piece of flat metal or other suitable material and said body portion is provided with a pair of spaced openings 9 and I arranged one at each end of said fastening element 1. One end of the body portion 8 is curved as at II to form a pointed end portion l2 which is offset from the longitudinal central portion of the fastener for a purpose which will be hereinafter more fully described.

The opposite end of the body portion is pro vided with a notch l3 extending inwardly from which has its free end l5 bent upwardly, as clearly indicated in Figure 3. The inwardly extending notch or recess I3 is arranged so that clockwise swinging movement of the free end of the tying element 6 will cause the tying element to slide under the hooked portion M when applying the tying element or cord to a package or stack of letters 5.

One end of the tying element or cord 6 is passed through an opening 9 and is knotted as at It to securely anchor the tying element or cord in position. The free end of the tying element or cord 6 as at 20 is passed through the opening it (Figures 1, 4 to 8 inclusive) so that a pull on the free end 20 will tighten the looped portion of the tying element 6 about a package or other parcel. After the free end of the tying element or cord has thus been tightened, the free end is swung in a clockwise direction a illustrated in Figure 4 so that it will pass beneath the upturned free end I5 of the hooked portion M as indicated in Figure 5, Upon further swinging movement of the free end 20 of the tying element or cord 6 (shown in Figure 6),said free end may be looped about the portion of the tying element extending through the opening 9 and may be passed therearound so that further swinging movement of the free end 20 in a clock- V a side edge thereof to form a hooked portion l4 wise direction will cause the free end of the tying element to be looped beneath a portion of the tying element 6 extending upwardly through the opening in. The free end 2|] of the tying element may again be passed under the pointed end 12 of the fastener to provide a second loop extending under the fastener and about the portion of the tying element or cord extending through the opening 9 in said fastener.

While the free end 20 of the tying element or cord is thus being wound clockwise, the body portion 8 of the fastener willrock to and fro so that as the free end of the cord i passed under the hooked portion M, the upturned free end 15 thereof will be rocked upwardly, and when the free end of the tying element or cord is passed toward the opposite end or pointed portion l2 of the elongated body portion of the fastener, the body portion will rock in the opposite direction so that the pointed portion l2 will be slightly raised from the surface of the package 5 and permit the easy passing or looping of the free end of the tying element therebeneath.

Obviously, the free end of the tying element may be looped two or more times about the nor tions of the tying cord extending upwardly through the openings 9 and I0 and in'doing so, the looped portionsof the free end of the tying 4 element are frictionally held between the under side of the fastener l and the outwardly extending or encircling portions of the tying element which pass about the package or parcel being bound or wrapped.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figures 9 and 10, the fastener 1a is formed of a strip of metal including a body portion 8a having openings 9a and Illa adjacent the ends thereof. The opposite ends of the body portion 8a are pointed as at Ila and Ho on opposite sides of the center line of said body portion as clearly shown in Figure 9. The pointed ends Ila and lZa are bent upwardly as illustrated in Figure 10 to facilitate the passage of the tying element in a manner similar to that shown and described in connection with the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 8 inclusive.

Formed in the body portion 8a adjacent the pointed end IZa is an aperture Ba and said aperture is spaced from the opening lfla a sufficient distance to form a large looped portion when the tying element is arranged or passed about a package. lhe tying element 6a has one of its ends passed through the opening 9a and is knotted as at l6a to securely anchor one end of the tying element in place and to the end of the body portion 8a. The other end of thetying element 5a is adapted to be. passed upwardly through the aperture lfla after the tying element is Wrapped about a package or the like and is then threaded downwardly through the aperture 13a, The extreme free end of the tying element indicated by the reference character Zlla may then be wound around the body portion of the fastener 1a in much the same manner as was pointed out in connection with the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 8 inclusive. First, the free end 2641 after being passed through the aperture I311 is wound around the knotted end of the tying element 5a and is further wound so as to position the looped portion thereof between the previously coiled portion and the end of the tying element 5a entering the aperture or'opening Hla. In this manner, the free end of the tying element is frictionally gripped between the parallel strands ofthe tying element on the under side of the fastener and after the free end 'of the tying element ha 'been wound as shown in Figure 9, it may again be passed around the knotted end of the tying element beneath the body portion of the fastener to reduce the length of the free end of the tying element, thereby presenting a neat and compact fastening means for the package.

It is to be understood that the forms of the invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred embodiments thereof and that various changes may be made in the shape, size and arrangement of part without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

What I claim is:

1. A' cord fastener comprising an elongated plate having first and second longitudinal edges and having a pair of end cord apertures spaced apart from one another near the opposite ends of said plate and'a third cord aperture intermediate said end apertures and located nearer one end aperture than the other end aperture, one end of said plate being tapered obliquely from said first edge toward said second edge and the other end of said plate being tapered obliguely from said second edge, toward said first e 8' 2. A cord fastener comprising an elongated plate having first and second longitudinal edges andhaving a pair of end cord apertures spaced apart from one another near the opposite ends of said plate and a third cord aperture intermediate said end apertures and located nearer one 5 end aperture than the other end aperture, one end of said plate being upturned and tapered obliquely from said first edge toward said second edge and the other end of said plate being upturned and tapered obliquely from said second 10 edge toward said first edge.

ALBERT A. OHLER.

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Number Number 6 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Kuntz Nov. 26, 1867 Bowers Sept. 24, 1872 Bancker July 16, 1901 Lykke Apr, 19, 1904 Reinelt Sept, 19, 1916 Conner Feb. 12, 1908 Hill June 18, 1918 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Sweden Apr. 23, 1894 

